TechnoTrotter » nutrition http://www.technotrotter.org Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:06:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 Calories in and out is what counts http://www.technotrotter.org/2009/02/calories-in-and-out-is-what-counts/ http://www.technotrotter.org/2009/02/calories-in-and-out-is-what-counts/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:43:37 +0000 TechnoTrotter http://www.technotrotter.org/?p=350 “Low-fat, low-carb or high-protein? The kind of diet doesn’t matter, scientists say. All that really counts is cutting calories and sticking with it”

“Limiting the calories you consume and burning off more calories with exercise is key..” 

It’s what we already know but still interesting article on research from the Harvard School of Public Health Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Read the article here

]]> http://www.technotrotter.org/2009/02/calories-in-and-out-is-what-counts/feed/ 0 Bananas are sooooo good for you http://www.technotrotter.org/2008/10/bananas-are-sooooo-good-for-you/ http://www.technotrotter.org/2008/10/bananas-are-sooooo-good-for-you/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:34:52 +0000 TechnoTrotter http://www.technotrotter.org/?p=82 Bananas are soooo good for you. I am now so convinced, having recently read an article detailing all the benefits, that I am trying to eat one every day. I haven’t always been fussed on them, especially if they’re very ripe, but I am now a convert.

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FYI here are just some of the benefits:

  • gives instant energy and also supplies sustained energy too
  • fibre protecting against bowel cancer, lowering cholesterol and stabilising blood sugar levels
  • vitamin C (1 banana gives 17% of daily requirement)
  • potassium (minimises risk of stroke / keeps heart healthy)
  • magnesium (helps body recover from fatigue)
  • vitamin B6 (helps transport oxygen to muscles)

Go on…. have a banana – you know it’s good for you.

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